feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)
expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
homeroom; form room; form class
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to provide momentum; to give a boost to; to encourage; to spur; to stimulate
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
meat sauce; Bolognese sauce
cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
offender; criminal; culprit
relaxed and enjoyable; spacious; vast; heavily trafficked; bustling
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)